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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

to this date the skilled mechanics and
laborerss of the county had been making
demands for the adoption of the eight
hour work day, and they had almost
universally met with refusal. Mon
d fixed u upon b by W." the 'n workm ua.a
of the country-in all branches of in
dustry-to seek, by striking, 10 enforce
the demand for eight hours work day
for Ten hours pay. In no city in the
United States was the agitation stronger
than in Chicago. The Anarchists and
Socialists took advantage of the discon-
tent to arouse the passions of the
laborlng men by incendiary speeches
and circulars, until the masses were
frenzled with excitement. The
the start was a failure. At the
Mccormick reaper works men
remained at work and were attacked by
a mob. A handful of police officers kept
thousands of angry men at bay. The
acts OF the police Infatuated the strikers
and the Revenge Circular" struck off
from the types in the Arbeiter Ze1tung
and scattered broadcast through the city,
carried the conviction that the time of
the revolution so long prepared for, was
at hand. On the evening of May
meeting was called at the Haymarket,
ostensibly to denounce the police for
dispensing the mob at the reaper works.
An express wagon was placed in
the alley north of Randolph Street and
used as a speakers stand. Two thou
sand people had assembled when Au-
gust Spies commenced to speak. A. r.
Parsons next spoke, and he in turn was
followed by Sam Fielder. The speeches
were highly incendiary. At 10 o'clock
the police were seen advancing from the
Desplaines Street Station, in solid
ranks. When the wagon was reached
Capt. Ward stepped forward and Or
dered the crowd to dispense, reading the
riot act. Fielden replied, eve
are peaceable," and started to
get down from the wagon.
Just then blue light shone in the alley
and went circling over the heads Of the
crowd, descending between the solid
ranks of the police. An instant later
dynamite bomb had exploded and sixty
policemen lay on the ground, killed or
wounded. For second the police
wavered, and then recovering, opened
fire on the crowd with their revolvers.
The crowd responded feebly, and when
charged upon by the officers, fled wild
ly. Seven officers died from their in
juries and sixty-fve others were wound
od
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of the affair, as nobody but the Jail Off
Gals are allowed within the building
now.
Immediately after the explosion,
Deputy O'Neil rushed into Lingg's cell
which was completely enveloped in
smoke. There he found the young An
archist lying on his back with great
holes in his head from which the blood
was rushing in torrents. He was at
once carried into the jail Office and
placed on table. He was still
breathing family and while DR.. Gray
was examining him, he coughed slight
ly, and the blood poured forth again
from his terrible wounds and from his
mouth and nose. The physician said
the man could only live an hour or so at
the most and he expects his death every
minute. At 10 o'clock he was still alive.
After while Jailer Folz made an ex-
animation of the cell. On the floor he
found the shell ola Illuminating cap. The
sheriff said there had undoubtedly been
dynamite in it. The supposition that
the man put the shell in his mouth,
and deliberately applied the candle
flame is undoubtedly correct. The ex-
ploslon was terrific. 1t startled the
officials, who thought it was bomb, the
noise was SO great. The shell was so
small as to have allowed the smuggling
of it into the Jail without trouble.
At 10:15 DR.. Gray made a further ex-
animation and found that the tissues of
the throat, neck and front of the jaw
had been torn away. He administered
stimulants, but they failed to rouse the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
OGLESBY'S DECISION.
Pith of the Governors Ruling on tn
Petitions for Mercy.

Pith of the Governors Ruling on the
Petitions for Mercy.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 11.-Gov,
Oglesby, in refusing to commute the
sentences of Spies, Fischer, Engel and
Parsons, after briefly reviewing the case.
says: Satisfied, therefore, as | am, of
their guilt, am precluded from consid-
ering the question of Communication of
Adolph Fischer, George Engel, and
Louis Lineg to Imprisonment in
the penitentiary, as they en-
emphatically declare they will not ac-
cept such communication. Samuel Field
en-, Michael Schwab and August Spies
unite in a petition for executive Glenn
ency' Fielden and Schwab, in addi-
ton, present separate and supplement-
airy petitions tor the Communication of
their sentences, While, as said above,
| am satisfied of the guilt of all the par
ties as found by the verdict of the jury,
which was sustained by the judgments
of the courts, most care
full consideration of the whole subject
leads me to the conclusion that the
sentence of the law as to Samuel Field
fed as to each of them in the interest of
humanity and without doing violence to
public Justice. And as to the said Sam
uel Fielden and Michael Schwab, the
sentence is committed to imprisonment
in the penitentiary for life. AS to all
the other above-named defendants, l
do not feel justified in interfering with
the sentence of the court"
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Evidence was given that Engel had de-
clared that the Anarchists would sup
port the workingmen in any conflict
with the police; that the word "Rube"
in the Arbeiter-Zeitung was to be call
to arms; that in event of trouble the
police stations were to be stormed, the
telegraph wires cut and every one shot
who appeared on the streets; that
bombs were to be used; that Lingg
made forty or fifty bombs, each power
full enough to kill 200 persons, on the
afternoon of May A. that Fischer had
distributed the bombs; how the bombs
were prepared; that Lingg was eager to
throw bomb at passing patrol wagon;
that Engel urged his friends to arm
themselves; that Parsons and Spies
had bombs and dynamite in their
possession; that Parsons had explained
the methods of street warfare; that a
man unknown held the bomb; that the
fuse was lighted by Spies; that Fischer
and Schwab were present when the
bomb was lighted and thrown; that all
the defendants were directly connected
with Anarchist organizations, were
sworn to kill and burn if opportunity
presented itself and were cognizant
Of the bomb-throwing. On August
19, at 2:30 P. NJ, the jury retired. At
10 o'clock the same evening verdict
was agreed upon and at 10 o'clock the
following morning, reported to the court.
The verdict found Spies, Schwab, Field
en-, Parsons, Fischer, Engel and Lingg
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Sketches of the Lives of the Executed and
Imprisoned Men.

Sketches of the Lives of the Executed and
Imprisoned Men.
August Spies is native of Friedewald,
in the Province of Hesse, Germany, and
is 80 years old He was we'll educated
by private tutors and at the Polytechnic
Institute. Coming to America at the
age of Is he worked at various trades in
Chicago until 1880, when he became ed
itor of the ArbeiterZeitung.
George Engel was bornin Kassel, Hesse,
Germany, in 1899. He came TO Chica-
60 in 1872, where he worked as painter
until in the spring of 1880 when he be-
came business manager of the Arbeiter-
Zeitung, and later its associate editor.
Samuel Fielder lived in Manchester,
Eng, where he was born in 1S47, and
was employed in a cotton mill until his
18th year. Then he Joined the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and became a
preacher. After coming to the United
States in 1866 be spent three years in
Cleveland, thence coming to Chicago,
where he has since resided. He is a
teamster by occupation.
Alfred r. Parsons is an American,
born in Texas, where he lived most of
the time till he came 20 Chicago fourteen
labor agltator, as was also his wife.
Adolph Fischer is not yet 30 years old
and has been in this country fifteen
years. He was employed as printer
on the Arbeiter-Zeitung at the time of
his arrest He has wife and two small
children.
Michael Schwab is Bavarian, "a years
OF age. He was well educated. While
working at the trade of bookbinder he
became Socialist. He came to America
IN 1879, and after spending a couple OF
years. in Milwaukee came to Chicago
and became an editorial writer on the
Arbeiter-Zeitung.
Louis Lingg was % years OF age and had
been IN America three years. He was
born IN Baden, Germany, where he re-
celved common school education. He
came direct to Chicago from the old
country and at once became an An
archist.
Oscar w. Neebe was born in New
York in 1850, and is of German descent.
When l5 years ofage he came to Chicago
and went to work at his trade of tin
smith. He went back East in 1870, but
returned five years later and has since
lived there with his family.
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Run DOWN At LAST.
Notorious Band of Desperadoes Cage,
at Louisville.

at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 8.-Gus Will
inghurst. James Igo and John King, the
last of noted gang of desperate crilni-.
nails and counterfelters here, were ar
rested last Friday by United States De-
tective M. G. Bauer and his as
Blstants For two years Detective
Bauer and his men have been
Bhadowing the members of two gangs of
counterfeiters of coin who were operat-
ing in this city and vicinity, and their
final success was achieved when the
three now in Jail were taken, for both
bands have now been broken up and
thirteen hardened criminals are In the
hands of the law. The desperadoes
are all Louisville men and their
operations were SO extensive
that the government authorities were
forced to detail the best men in the Sc
cret service to come here and run down
the guilty men. The men did not con-
fine themselves simply to the manufac-
ture of worthless money, but added
highway robbery, burglary, safe blowing
and almost every other crime to the list
of their misdeeds Enoch Brobson, Ste
phen Smith, Thomas Gregory and James
Ramsdale made up one of the bands,
and the members of the other were
Charles Malloy, John and Gus Willing
hurst, Jim Fox, Mike Hemmer, David
Hale, Jim Igo, John King and J. w.
Ledford, the last of Frankfort, XIV. All
are now behind the bars
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
LINGG COMMITS SUICIDE.
He Blows Out His Life with a FuImina
ing Can.

He Blows Out His Life with Fu1minat-
ing Cap.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Nov 10. A. M.-Louis
Lingg, the bomb-maker, has just COM
mitted suicide by exploding fulminat-
ing cap in his mouth.
How he secured the weapon with
which the deed was committed is a mys-
terry, as his cell and clothing was again
thoroughly searched yesterday, and to
all appearances the guards that sit in
front of his cell have watched him every
minute.
Lingg has always been regarded as
the most desperate Anarchist of the lot.
1t was he who manufactured the bombs
for the Haymarket riot and in whose
cell the bombs were found last Sum
day.
Lingg held the cap in his mouth and
lit it with candle which was burning
in his cell. The explosion was the first
warning the jail people bad, the guard
seeing him with the candle in his hand
supposing that he was lighting cigar.
From the effects OF the explosion half
of his head was torn away. 1t is thus
far impossible to get further particulars
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

the two hundred men in front were the
four white, writing shrouds. The ropes
could be seen slowly tightening about
the necks that between cap and
shroud could be noticed blackening and
purpling. Nine mortal minutes passed.
Then it was known to certainty that
not neck had been broken. The four
Haymarket murderers had been liter
ally throttled and strangled by the law.
In exactly one hour after the execu-
ton took place the work of taking down
the scaffold was begun, and in tvs hours
the Jail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
POOL OF STEEL WORKERS.
An Association of Manufacturers Formed
to Bolster Up Prices.

An Association of Manufacturers Formed
to Bolster Up Prices.
New YORK, Nov. 12.-The attempt to
organize the steel-producing Industries
of the United States into an association
for mutual advantage and protection is
engaging the attention of thirty-four
representatives of some Of the largest
institutions of the country. Eighteen of
these gentlemen are in session at the
Hoffman House, All these are employ
ers Of the crucible process of manufac-
turing steel. They have agreed upon
pool organization, to be called "The
Merchant Steel Association of the
United States" Auxiliary to this as
ISOLATION it is intended to organize the
Bessemer and open-hearth manufacture
rers into another association, which
shall work in harmony with the cruel
BILE manufacturers wherever their inter-
ests occupy common ground.
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man, yet the Doctor states now that there
is faint possibility that Lingg may yet
live.
Mr.. Grinnell gays that in case Lingg
lives till tomorrow a stay Of execution
for him, at least. will be granted.
The news of Lingg's suicide was i'm
mediately telegraphed Gov Oglesbv.
Capt. Black, who reached here this
morning, was astounded when he heard
the news. He said he believed the effect
on the Governor would be favorable, as
it proved beyond pera venture that
Lingg was insane and he did not believe
that in the face of to-day's develop
ments the Governor would let any Of
the men hang tomorrow
At 2:15 P. NJ. Lingg was thought to be
fast sinking and the doctor says he will
die before 9 clock tonight.
900 P. M.-Lingg is dead.
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his home at :35 O'Clock. Many people
displayed Fischer's autographs, which
he had written during the morning. 1t
was estimated that he made fifty of them
in all. They all read alike and were
couched IN the following words:
ANARCHY is liberty.
"Adolph Fischer.
"Cook County Jail, Nov. IL. 1887"
Spies was removed in his coffin at 40
O'Clock. The remains were received by
a committee of the Central Labor Union,
composed of Messrs. Strauber, Lime
meyer, Schmedinger, Urban and
Bethig. Before the committee left
the Jail they went into the Wis
itors' cage and shouted good byes
to Schwab and Fielden, who will be re-
moved to Joliet penitentiary tomorrow.
The members of the committee kissed
their hands and raised their hats to
their imprisoned comrades and sadly
left
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
DISPOSAL OF THE BODIES,
What Was Done With the Remain
the Dead Anarchists.

What Was Done With the Remains OF
the Dead Anarchists.
Cook COUNTY JAIL, Nov. 1.-THE
bodies of the dead Anarchists were low
cred from the scafold in the following
order: Spies, Fischer, Engel and Par
sons. The faces of all looked natural.
The bodies were placed in
the awaiting collins, and the
lids quickly screwed down. Paper tabs
were pasted on each for identification.
The remains of Engel and Lingg, the
kee Avenue. Fischer's wife claimed
his, Mrs. Spies took Augustus and Mrs.
Parsons that of her husband.
At 1:30 o'clock the coffin in which lay
the body of Parsons was carried out of
the Jail and taken to the home of the
widow.
Fischer's remains were removed to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
FORFEITURE OF PENSIONS.
Important Recomme ndation in Regard
to National Home Inmates.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1O.-Gen.
Sheridan, president of the Board of
Commissioners of the Soldiers Homes,
has submitted his annual report to the
secretary of war. The report of the
governor, which is submitted, dwells
upon the subject of pensions to the in
mates OF the home and sets forth the
evil which gives the inmate his
pension, while the home supplies all his
wants. 1t is recommended that in
mates who have had less than ten years.
army service be required to surrender
1 remain in 20 that hat b ue b Mne 'h heg
from ten to fifteen years service sur
render two-thirds: that those having
had from fifteen to twenty years service
surrender one-third, while men of
twenty years service be permitted to
retain their pension.
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The date OF execution of the con-
demned Anarchists .........................sept "a
Counsel for the condemned make apph-
cation to the United States supreme
court for wriE of error. Oct, I'll
The United States supreme court, with
out dissenting opinion, refuses to
grant writ of error III the case OF
Spies, ct al. wv .
Four dynamite bombs discovered In the
isiI - -oo.a northumberland. Nov. s
Louis Lingg blows his head to pieces
sly s hours ', afterwards. ........ Nov. 10
Gov Oglesby commutes the sentence OF
to imnrisonment for LIE .... Nov 10.
Albert R. Parsons, August T. Spies,
George Engel and Adolph Fischer .,
hanged in Cook County jail ...... NOV IL.
TAKEN to J"iiet Prison Nov. II.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

began July 16, 1886. The state
WAS represented by States Atty.
G1snnell and his assistants, George Ing
ham and Frank Walker, and the de-
Tense by Capt w. P. Black, Solomon &
Zeisler and Mr.. Foster. In the course
OF the trial the history of the socialistic
movement in the United States and its
growth into Anarchy was carefully gone
over. The presence Of bombs in the
Arbeiter Zeitung office, and their manu-
facture by some of the defendants, was
clearly proved, as were the incendiary
utterances by the Anarchist leaders for
years before the riot. 1t was shown
that the revenge" circular was set up
and printed in the office of the Anarch
list organ. The sensational points of
the trial were the testimony of Andrew
c. johnson, detective who had wormed
himself into the confidence of the
groups, and of Henry L. Gilmer, who
swore to a conversation between Spies
and Schwab in the alley just prior to the
throwing of the bomb. The production
of the flags and emblems of the groups
was also dramatic feature of the trial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

guilty of muruer, and fixed the penalty
at death. Neebe was given fif
teen years in the penitentiary
This ended the great trial
Counsel for the Anarchists applied to the
supreme court of the state for stay oil
proceedings and a new trial, but on
September IA the court affirmed the de
cision of the lower court and on Sep.
TENDER "a the death order was received
by the sheriff Of Cook County. Appli.
cation was then made to the supreme
court of the United States and was de-
MED. Oscar Neebe, the only one of the
death sentence, was taken to Joliet
prison September %. where he now is
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

JERSEY Cry, N. j., Nov. Sat Sc
caucus station, on the New York, Lake
Erie & Western Railroad, a local train
was run into by q wildcat locomotive.
The engineer and fireman jumped into
the meadows and escaped unhurt.
John O'Donnell, aged % years, of New
York, was in the act of boarding the
car when the crash occurred. He was
killed outright. No one else was in.
iI1ra0
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
Wrecked by Fire and FLOOD

CINCINNATI. o., Nov S.-James Mack.
dealer IN lumber, sash, door and blinds
ID steamboat builder ut Strader and
eastern Avenues, has assigned TO John
Weob, Jr. Mr.. Mack has suffered
within the past three years both rom
are and flood. His assets and liabilities
re said to be about l0aOW each,
hough IN some estimates the assets are
placed lar above the Liabilities
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
NET EARNINGS FOE A YEAR.
The Baltimore & Ohio's Good Showing
The Transfer.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. TO- At the
monthly meeting of the directors of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the particu-
lars of the company's connection with
the much talked of syndicate were dis
cussed preparatory to the presentation
OF statement to the stockholders at the
annual meeting TO be held on the 21st
inst. The revenues for the fiscal Iyear
ending September 80 were announced
as SIC, 800. 900, and the net earnings at
S6 500 900
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
Suicide of an Aged Murderer.

HILLsDALE, Mich, Nov. s. James
Wells, who killed John White at AM
boy, this county, on Saturday, took his
life last night in the jail here. Having
tied one of the bed sheets around his
neck, he fastened the ends to the iron
bars OF his cell and falling forward was
strangled to death. He Was between
so and 20 wears of ace
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
THOUSANDS DROWNED.

Appalling Destruction of Human Life by
Floods in the China Empire.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12.-Floods in the
Hon-Nan are increasing. Hundreds of
thousands of the inhabitants of the
province are destitute. In one place
5000 men repairing embankments were
overwhelmed by flood. and 1000 were
drowned. Another terrible inundation
has occurred at SZe-Chuen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
THE ANARCHISTS HANGED
PARSONS, SPIES, FISCHER AND
ENGEL EXECUTED.
How the Doomed Four Spent Their Last
Moments-The Suicide of Louis
Lingg and the Communication
of Schwab and
FieIden.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. Up NJ. - At
precisely 1854 this forenoon the drop
fell and Albert r. Parsons, August Spies,
Adolph Fischer and George Engel paid
the penalty of the massacre at the Hay
market on the night of May 4, 1885.
Cook COUNTY JAIL, Nov. lit lacked
just seven minutes and half of the
hour of high noon when single white
shrouded figure above which was face
of yellowish pallor-the face of
August Spies passed the first
post of the gallows. The
gaping crowd, ten feet below, half
rose Involuntary from their chairs at
the first glimpse of the apparition adj
vancing across the scaffold. Spies looked
calm and glanced down at the reporters
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
THE HAYMARKET RIOT.
elimination of the Labor Agitation in
i6rIaf Of IL.

Ouhiinaeioh OF the Labor Agitation in q
Night of Horror.
On May 4, 1886, day in the history of
chicago, second only to that of the great
hre,. the memorable Revenge Circu-
lar" urging workingmen to arms, was
Issued from the Office of the Arbeiter-
Zeitung, the official organ of the Anar-
chists OF Chicago. For months previous
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KILLED


KILLED.
Michael Sheehan, George Muller,
John j. Barrett, Matthias ]. began,
Thomas Reddin, Timothy Flavin,
Nils Hansen.
WOUNDED.
August c. Killer, Thomas McHenry
John E. Doyle, John A. King
Nicholas Shannon, James Conway,
Patrick Hartford, Patrick Nash,
Arthur Connolly, Louis Johnson,
M M. Cardin, Adam Barker,
Henry F. Smith, Frank Tyrell.
James A. Brady, John Reid,
Patrick Mclaughlin, Frank Murphy,
Lawrence Murphy, Michael Madden,
Lieut.. stanton, Thomas Brophey,
Bernard Murphy, Charles H. Fink,
Joseph Norman, Peter Butterfly,
Alexander Jameson, Michael Horan
Thomas Hennessey, William Burns,
James Plunkett, Charles w. Whitney,
Jacob Hansen, Timothy sullivan,
Martin Cullen, Simon KIidzio.
Julius l.. Simonson, John K. Mcmahon,
SIMON Mcmahon, Edward w. Ruel,
Alexander Halverson, Carl E. Johnson,
Peter Mccormick, Christopher Gaynor,
S. J. Weineke, Patrick McNulty,
Samuel HilgO, Herman Kruger,
Joseph A. Gilso Edward Barrett,
Freeman Steele. James L. Johnson
Benjam in f. Smell, James H. Wilson,
Daniel Hogan. M. O'Brien,
Frederick A. Andrew, Jacob EbiDger
John j. ely, Patrick Flavin.